Float



March 11s 1924;

1,487,149 L. CUTLER zFLOAT Filed Jan. 7, 1924- Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

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Lonnn (BUTLER, or SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

FLOAT.

Application'nled January 7, 1924; Serial No. 684,838.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LoRnN; CUTLER, a citil This invention relates to floats, the pri-` mary object of the invention being to provide a double walled oat providing a plurality of air chambers, so that should the outer air chamber become punctured,.the inner chamber will act to prevent the float from sinking.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l -is a longitudinal sectional View through a float constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1. i

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 designates the body portion ofthe oat which includes-a lowery inner wall 6 spaced from the outervwall 7 and an inner bottom wall 8 spaced from the outer bottom wall 9 sothat an air chamber will be provided between the inner walls and outer walls.

The upper end of the wall 6 extends laterally and is secured to the inner surface of the Wall7 providing the upper wall for the outer air chamber.V The upper portion of the body 5 is closed by means of the wall l0 and is provided with a suitable opening to receive the 4guide rod 11, it being understood that the guide rod is secured against movement, with respect to the float, in any suitable and well known manner.

The lower'end of the rod l1 extends an appreciable distance beyond the lower end of the float, where the same may enter a suitable guide tube 12, in order that the float may operate in a true vertical plane at all times. p

While I have shown and described a ioat it is to be understood that the same is especially designed for use in vacuum tanks employed for supplying carburetors of motor vehicles with the necessary fuel.

In a float, a body portion, a wall disposed within the body portion and arranged in spaced relation therewith, the upper end of the wall being bentlaterally and having connection with the innersurface ofthe body portion to provide an outer chamber and an inner chamber, and a guide lrod having connection with the body portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LoRn'N CUTLER.

Witnesses: v

C. D. BURRIs, W. W. Al\TIcn1n.soN.v 

